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Residents and commissioners press for fuller records and more review on Surfliner Inn selection process

Carpinteria City Planning Commission · December 2, 2025
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Public commenters told the commission they found little documentation supporting the Surfliner Inn RFP and urged more time for review; planning staff said landlord-selection materials are managed outside planning and that many Surfliner documents are posted on the city website.

During general public comment residents raised procedural concerns about the Surfliner Inn selection and accompanying RFP. Alan Cope told the commission he had filed a public records request and ‘‘could not find anything’’ in the city’s file that supported the selection materials for the Surfliner process. He said the RFP and developer-selection documents looked thin for a project that would involve negotiating long-term ground-lease arrangements. Nathan Pratt urged the commission…

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